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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Harbin Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harbin Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Harbin Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Harbin Springs: Harbin Spgs. (or less commonly used: Harbin Spngs. or Harbin Sprngs.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Harbin Springs is located in Lake County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma & Yolo.

Below are the counties that are near Harbin Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harbin Springs:

  • Lake County     (The home county of Harbin Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbin Springs, with the one closest to Harbin Springs listed first.
    • Middletown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
    • Cobb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seigler Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
    • Glenbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Salminas Resort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
    • Lower Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Glenview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in Lake County
    • Clearlake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clearlake Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clearlake Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Colusa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbin Springs, with the one closest to Harbin Springs listed first.
    • Wilbur Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
  • Mendocino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbin Springs, with the one closest to Harbin Springs listed first.
    • Hopland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Largo ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Largo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Largo is located in Mendocino County
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbin Springs, with the one closest to Harbin Springs listed first.
    • Woodleaf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
    • Calistoga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pope Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Angwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Helena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutherford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Las Putas ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Putas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
      • Las Putas is located in Napa County
    • Oakville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Napa County
    • Spanish Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yountville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sonoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbin Springs, with the one closest to Harbin Springs listed first.
    • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercuryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
      • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
    • Kellogg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
    • Geyserville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Rose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
      • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
    • Mark West Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
    • Healdsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Preston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Fulton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Melita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Montgomery Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbin Springs, with the one closest to Harbin Springs listed first.
    • Rumsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Guinda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Brooks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harbin Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Harbin Springs.

Newspapers Published in Harbin Springs ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbin Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbin Springs, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harbin Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harbin Springs:

Cemeteries Near Harbin Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbin Springs.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harbin Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harbin Springs, with the one closest to Harbin Springs listed first.

  • Middletown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenbrook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kelseyville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2677191 <4>
  • Lower Lake Herndon - Copsey Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lower Lake Herndon - Copsey Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Lake Herndon - Copsey Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lower Lake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Lake Herndon - Copsey Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1127222 <4>
  • Lower Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Cyrus Alexander Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cyrus Alexander Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cyrus Alexander Family Cemetery
  • Beeson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Ranch Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Ranch Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Ranch Family Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
  • Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Calistoga.
    • The Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989886 <4>
  • Duvall Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Duvall Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Duvall Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Pope Valley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duvall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2432322 <4>
  • Continue List   (50 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Harbin Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harbin Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harbin Springs, with the one closest to Harbin Springs listed first.

  • Middletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
  • Lower Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kellogg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
  • Geyserville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Calistoga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kelseyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bale
    • Bale is located in Napa County
  • Pope Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knoxville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Napa County
  • Highland Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
    • Highland Springs is located in Lake County
  • Asti
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asti
    • Asti is located in Sonoma County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Angwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Sonoma County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harbin Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harbin Springs.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harbin Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harbin Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harbin Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7877, Longitude: -122.6555       In this case, the coordinates for Harbin Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harbin Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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